Law, Policy and Climate Change

Focusing on systemic risks caused by climate change, this book examines how these risks can be effectively regulated to ensure resilience and avoid catastrophe.

Autorentext

Dariel De Sousa is Director at Dart Legal & Consulting, Melbourne, Australia. She was formerly a Counsellor in the Legal Division of the World Trade Organization and a Director of Compliance & Enforcement at the Australian Energy Regulator.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. The Rise of Systemic Risks 3. Systemic Risks and Climate Change 4. The Challenges of Regulating Systemic Risks 5. A Traditional Approach to Regulating Risk 6. A Governance Approach to Regulating Risk 7. A New Paradigm for Regulating Systemic Risks 8. Regulating Climate Change Risks to EU Ecosystems 9. Regulating Climate Change Risks to the UK Health System 10. Regulating Climate Change Risks to the US Financial System 11. Regulating Climate Change Risks to Australian Infrastructure Systems 12. Conclusions and the Way Forward for Regulating Systemic Risks